Wow, why all the hostility? I am new to carbons and just asked a simple question and don't think a response like yours is very friendly on a public forum.
What exactly about my response seems hostile? I simply answered your question. That's pretty much why it doesn't happen in my experience. It is what it is.
If I'm paying for arrows that are supposed to bewithin a certain tolerance, whether paying $65 or $200, then the arrows should be within those specs.
See my "better question comment". It is the manufacturers responsibility to produce what they say they do.
And it's just as much the shop owners responsibility as it is the manufacturer. The shop owner represents the manufacturer by carrying and selling their products. If they feel the products are not up to spec then they should contact the company or stop carrying the product.
If the pro shop should some how be responsible for what the manufacturer produces and we quit carrying their arrows then everyone needing arrowswould be paying $150+ for a dozen arrows cause we would just quit selling arrows and offer you one premium choice and that's it. Not every one is willing to spend the money for ACC's or better every time they need arrows. How many arrows do you think would get sold?
Then if the manufacturers quit producing out of spec arrows and produced them all to within spec how much do you think those "cheap" arrows would end up costing the end consumer? Add up 4 inches per shaft and multiply that by the millions of shafts produced annually and add up the cost. Are you willing to eat that cost cause they manufacturers aren't going to.
The pro shop isn't in the business of manufacturing arrows. The arrow companies are. If their quality control is not as good as it should be how do you make the connection that the pro shop is responsible?